Action Research Draft

Action Research Planning
	To determine what extent leadership plays a role in the effectiveness of schools. How does the process of mentoring new teachers help individual teachers (new and veteran) learn and grow?
Action Steps	Person(s) Responsible	Timeline: Start/End	Needed Resources	Evaluation
1. Determine qualities of what makes a school effective, to use as a measurement for goal.	Principal, Director of Instruction (site mentor), Department Leaders	December 2012/ February 2013	Data of past performances, AYP, campus goals met.	None.
2. Determine clear mission and goals.	Self, Department leaders, principal, site mentor	December 2012/ February 2013	Campus Improvement Plan, Site Based Committees, Campus SMART goals	None.
3. Examine leadership theories and the practices of these theories in education; specifically on campus as it relates to mentor program.	Principal, site mentor, self	December 2012/ March 2013	Readings on leadership theories. Interviews with school leaders.	None.
4. Determine mission of new teacher mentor program.	Site mentor, Teacher Mentor Program leaders	December 2012/ February 2013	District goals/Campus goals.	None.
5. Evaluate success of program. Determine strengths and weaknesses of program.	Teacher mentor program leaders, mentors, new teachers in program, site mentor	December 2012/ February 2013	Interviews, classroom observations, meetings, data records, field notes, interviews.	Survey data, Interviews, Observations
6.  Determine professional development courses focused on leadership attended by staff.	District Staff Development Liaison, site mentor, principal, assistant principals	January 2013/ March 2013	Professional development quantitative data, courses offered, courses taken, percentage of passing rate	None.
7. Evaluate strategies for assigning teacher mentors, pairing new teachers with mentors (content vs. non-content), training and retaining teacher mentors.	Self, teacher mentor program leaders, site mentor, teacher mentors	March 2013/ May 2013	Past data, incentives, leadership involvement	Survey data Interviews
8.  Implement strategies to improve involvement, retention and leadership. Meaningful meetings Opportunities for sharing and reflecting Opportunities for growth	Self, teacher mentor program leaders, site mentor, department leaders, teacher mentors	August 2013/ October 2013	Data analysis, Reflection journals and blog	Survey data Interviews
9. Determine necessary professional development for new teachers and teacher mentors. Professional development that directly links to campus strategies Content-based PD Leadership training for mentors Provide opportunities for PD to be integrated into classrooms	Self, teacher mentor program leaders, site mentor, department leaders, teacher mentors, professional development liaisons	August 2013/ October 2013
10. Track professional development by new teachers and teacher mentors.	professional development liaisons, site mentor	August 2013/ December 2013	Professional development quantitative data, courses offered, courses taken, number of PD hours offered/taken
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12.  Reflect on progress and findings.	Self, site mentor	December 2012/ December 2013	Data analysis, Reflection journals, blog
13. Share results discovered	Self, site mentor	December 2013	Data analysis, Reflection journals, blog